Aldermen OK budget, raises

September 18, 2013

A lively public discussion leading to several exchanges between aldermen and citizens Tuesday evening at City Hall ultimately led to Starkvilleâ€™s Board of Aldermen approving the city budget and a 1.98-mil ad valorem tax increase for fiscal year 2014.

The board ended more than two months of public discussion about the budget when it approved in separate motions, each by a 4-2 vote, a balanced fiscal year budget projecting expenditures and revenue at $17,646,959 and the millage increase.